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Minnesota Lodging Association 2010 Property of the Year Award

Loken's Sawmill Inn & Suites awarded Minnesota Lodging Association's 2010 Property of the Year (50 rooms or fewer category). John and I received this distinguished award at a ceremony on Dec 9th at the St. Paul Hotel. We were honored by MLA for being leaders in the hospitality industry and for providing service excellence to our guests. Thank you to our guests who support us and provide feedback to us and various networking sites. We are forever grateful.

John & Eileen Loken with Award
Be Our Guest!

Loken’s Sawmill Inn & Suites is located in the heart of Southeast Minnesota’s Bluff Country. The Inn was newly constructed in 2005 on the site of Grandpa’s sawmill and is owned and operated by us (John and Eileen), along with our kids Elizabeth and James. Bicycle enthusiasts will find the Root River State Trail at our back door. The Houston Nature Center is the beginning of the 42-mile trail. Enjoy spectacular scenery while biking, hiking, cross-country skiing, or in-line skating starting right here. For snowmobilers, there are many miles of groomed snowmobile trails.

In our wooded hills, along the Southeast Minnesota Scenic Byway (Highway 16), wildlife abounds. Hunters will find an abundance of small and large game including grouse, pheasants, turkeys and deer. Fishermen will find bountiful trout streams nearby in our hills. We’re about twenty minutes away from the Mississippi River. Year ’round, bird watchers and naturalists will enjoy the beautiful scenery of our bluff country.

Come experience it for yourself!


John & Eileen Loken
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Remember if you like using the Mississippi we are less than 20 miles from it.

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Bluff Country Woman Blog
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BLUFF COUNTRY WOMAN represents so many individuals who have found peaceful resolve in Bluff Country. Our editors are real people who have experienced life in Bluff Country–who know how to have fun in an uncomplicated way, and who have learned that conservative values are key to enjoying an abundant life. They are adventurous, intelligent, skilled, courageous, creative and immensely talented. They’re not afraid to get their hands dirty, wield a Skil saw, cross a river on horseback, kayak the Root, and then to go home and bake a pie or sew up a quilt for the family. They might be Norwegian, Swedish, German, Polish, Irish, or any number of nationalities from which their gentleness (or stubbornness) is derived. They are fiercely independent, but passionate about family, education, and taking responsibility. These are Bluff Country Women–and I’m glad to be one of them!

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WaterCrest Farm
WaterCrest Farm was established in ’2009′ by Tricia and Eddie Wateski. It is set in a quiet little Valley just outside of Houston, MN. They want to create a quiet little place where horse lovers like themselves can go and ride til’ your hearts content. Within the past few years they have come to know and love the natural horsemanship methods used by Clinton Anderson. They currently use the methods on thier own horses, and train horses with the method. If you have any questions please feel free to give us a call at 1-507-896-3737!

Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Mission Statement: The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin, faithful to the message of the Blessed Virgin Mary through her appearances on the American continent in 1531, serves the spiritual needs of those who suffer poverty in body and soul. It is a place of ceaseless prayer for the corporal and spiritual welfare of God’s children, especially those in most need.

Since opening our doors in April of 2005 we have had guests from over 700 cities from six countries.

  1. Houston, MN, USA